Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-18
Items Of Fashion.

"Bonapirte the First is q French
felt hat withsthe sides turned up flat
sainsI the crown, with a ribbon pleat-
ing, rising like half opened fan above.
NJ bird has hall the effect OF some of
the broad ribbon wings, and indie
scr bal le folding O. two ribbon ends
that stand mp at the side OF some sail
or hats. They 10 X like the breast or
wings OF a glittering bird, but are
nothing in the world hut watered rib
bon deilly twilled, Another high felt
hat is trimmed with check velvet, and
ha. gilt quill run through it.
A pale, willow, green velvet bonnet
il trimmed togue fashion, with alter
Mating folds oil mezza-green velvet.
TIE mezzo net W. |, for bonnets are
made with fine, clear spot with lace
edying i'm white or black. The sp'ts
are grouped in sets of four like dia-
monds. Spider web net can be had
in all c..l,rs, and is fa-hi ,nable for
wear with h ITS. It is woven exactly
like SPIDERS web.
A short mantle with sleeves is. made
OF shell pattern, matelasse cloth of
dark brown, with fl ,cks of every Color
in il, and the trimming is the rat
taii'' chenille fringe, which is revived
this year.
A beautiful new mantle is redin-
cote, reaching TO the heels, IT dark
gohelin blue velvet cloth, tight fitting
and heavi y trimmed with pas-emen-
terie. The fronts are open from the
neck, VIII r. they fa>ten with high,
close collar, and fall to the feet in the
graceful straight rrvers affected at
present, thus displaying long Louis
XIV wais,cnat OF fine gray cloth, en-
bni,lered all over with gray and silver
military braid.
Gay Scotch plaids are much used
for cloaks this season, and are put
over the fnr Innings Of the black silk
circulars" SO useful several years ago.
EIiscr,la neO0s.
Mrs. r. Neeiham of Bristol, VT.
expects, il she lives to fiui-h in 1889
the four wears Chautangua teiaIy
course. She il extremely anxious to
get her diploma. and. shouId she do
SO. she will he at the time it is handed
to her 81 ears Of age.
Mrs. Crawford, who succeeded her
husband a. Paris correspondent OF the
Lon ion Daily News and Truth. is said
to earn $4,000 year by her pen.
In Belfast, Ireland, women house.
hnl ler- have the right OF municipal
stuff age, while many women in Eng
laIiI can vote for municipal officers.
In Vim. lani, New Jersey. "a widow
known "a Mrs. Mary M.eMahon, is
with her own hands build ny her.
sell home. She wears loose
dress Of brown rep, and with great
agility carries her brick ana mortar
and climbs Ladders, etc. She is 70
years of ase, yet she ls perfectly at
home on the top If the house.
while she Gun hammer aDd saw
in the most professional manner.
She owns the place, upon which she
lives, and has a small monthly allow
ance from her brother. She has re-
dtit-d the cost Of subsistence to
eighteen cents day. Her diet con
sisls chief. OF bread and milk. She
originally built herself six-rooln
house, but she desires tp keep board
ers, and so is now charging tn twelve
rooms. She is also at work upon her
barn. Her greatest Inconvenience is
the col weather II the women no
own property in California we're like
Mrs. MacAlahon, TO turn carpenters
aud builders, they wOud not, like
her, be prosecuted with chill blasts
and I'm holesome frosts and SHOWS.
The mother Of Alphonse Dau'iet,
the famous French novelist, MAS a
constant reader and an intelligent
woman. who ny her cultivating infu-
ence did much toward making her
son career brill ant. The father #
the family WAS an ordinary silk
weaver, hut the mother was the in
spirat on and the delight not only Of
the childhood, but OF the manhood OF
her hoy